Benzie County

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Benzie County Courthouse
Benzie County Courthouse
administration
US state : Michigan
Administrative headquarters : Beulah
Address of the
administrative headquarters: 		County Courthouse
P.O. Box 377
Beulah, MI 49617-0398
Foundation : 1863
Made up from: Leelanau County
Area code : 001 231
Demographics
Residents : 17,525  (2010)
Population density : 21.1 inhabitants / km 2
geography
Total area : 2226 km²
Water surface : 1394 km²
map
Map of Benzie County within Michigan

Benzie County is a county in the state of Michigan in the United States . The county seat is Beulah .

geography

The county is located in the northwest of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan, bordered to the west by Lake Michigan , one of the five great lakes , and has an area of ​​2226 square kilometers, of which 1394 square kilometers are water. It is bordered clockwise by the following counties: Leelanau County , Grand Traverse County, and Manistee Counties .

history

Benzie County was formed in 1863 from parts of Leelanau County. It was named after a small river in the area, which the former French rulers called Riviere Aux-Bec-Scies .

One construction in the county has National Historic Landmark status , the City of Milwaukee Rail Ferry . Nine buildings and sites in the county are registered in the National Register of Historic Places (as of November 17, 2017).

Demographic data

growth of population
Census Residents ± in%
1870 2184 -
1880 3433 57.2%
1890 5237 52.5%
1900 9685 84.9%
1910 10,638 9.8%
1920 6947 -34.7%
1930 6587 -5.2%
1940 7800 18.4%
1950 8306 6.5%
1960 7834 -5.7%
1970 8593 9.7%
1980 11.205 30.4%
1990 12,200 8.9%
2000 15,998 31.1%
2010 17,525 9.5%
Before 1900

1900–1990 2000 + 2010

Benzie County's age pyramid (as of 2000)
The Frankfort North Breakwater Light , listed in the NRHP with the number 05000983
Point Betsie Light Station , listed in the NRHP with the number 84001375

As of the 2000 census , Benzie County had 15,998 people in 6,500 households and 4,595 families. The population density was 19 inhabitants per square kilometer. The racial the population was composed of 96.39 percent white, 0.28 percent African American, 1.59 percent Native American, 0.16 percent Asian, 0.01 percent of residents from the Pacific island area and 0.39 percent from other ethnic groups Groups; 1.19 percent were descended from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 1.46 percent of the population.

Of the 6,500 households, 28.8 percent had children under the age of 18 living with them. 59.2 percent were married couples living together, 7.7 percent were single mothers, and 29.3 percent were non-families. 24.1 percent were single households and 10.8 percent had people aged 65 or over. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.86 people.

23.4 percent of the population were under 18 years old. 6.2 percent between 18 and 24 years of age, 27.1 percent between 25 and 44 years of age, 25.8 percent between 45 and 64 years of age, and 17.5 percent were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 98.1 males. For every 100 women aged 18 and over, there were statistically 96.4 men.

The median income for a household in the 37,350 USD , and the median income for a family 42,716 USD. Males had a median income of $ 30,218 versus $ 21,730 for females. The per capita income was $ 18,524. 4.7 percent of families and 7.0 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Places in the county

Townships

See also

Web links

Commons : Benzie County  - collection of pictures, videos, and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ GNIS-ID: 1622952. Retrieved on February 22, 2011 (English).
  2. ↑ Listing of National Historic Landmarks by State: Michigan . National Park Service , accessed November 17, 2017.
  3. ↑ Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed November 17, 2017.
  4. ↑ US Census Bureau - Census of Population and Housing . Retrieved March 15, 2011
  5. ↑ Extract from Census.gov . Retrieved February 18, 2011
  6. ↑ Extract from census.gov (2000 + 2010). Accessed April 4, 2012
  7. ↑ a b Extract from the National Register of Historic Places . Retrieved March 13, 2011
  8. ↑ Benzie County, Michigan , 2000 census data sheet at factfinder.census.gov .

Coordinates: 44 ° 38 ′  N , 86 ° 1 ′  W